Who would have thought that, less than a night later, those beasts would return?
Worse, the auras radiating from the demons in their ranks were clearly far stronger than before.
"Do those beasts think their reinforcements will be enough to breach Yunlu County?"
The City Guard could not help grumbling inwardly. The look he gave the demons outside the walls grew stranger by the moment.
After all, back when Yunlu County had suffered the Qiongqi calamity, those beasts might genuinely have breached it.
But Yunlu County was no longer what it once was. Judging by its size, calling it Yunlu Prefecture City—or even Yunlu Province City—would not be an exaggeration.
This was that man's ancestral home, after all. Even if they had no regard for the monk, they had to show respect for the Buddha.
Though that man had issued no particular orders, officials and the Demon Suppression Department throughout the Great Qi Dynasty had still drawn on large numbers of elite personnel to guard this place.
On top of that, Yunlu County had opened a Martial Academy in recent years. For these demons to come making trouble anyway, he could not decide whether to praise their courage or call them plain brainless.
Despite those thoughts, the City Guard neither slowed his steps nor stopped shouting.
"Report! Demons are attacking! Send reinforcements at once!"
The moment his voice rang through the quiet dawn in Yunlu County, countless figures flew from buildings all across the city and rushed toward the sound.
"Hm? What's going on with this county? There are so many experts hidden inside!"
Earlier, the woman in the thin gown had merely swept her divine sense over the place without spending much effort examining the city. Now, at the sight of the Martial Dao experts suddenly emerging, she let